Re: Unexpected named syslog message...?

[Rickard Borgmäster <doktorn_(_at_)_sub_(_dot_)_nu>]

On Wed, 7 May 2003 16:49:54 -0400
Chuck Yerkes <chuck+obsd_(_at_)_2003_(_dot_)_snew_(_dot_)_com> hit the keyboard and punched:

> Quoting Rickard Borgm?ster (doktorn_(_at_)_sub_(_dot_)_nu):
> > May  7 20:31:31 naval named[12754]: client 213.100.164.37#17416:
> > update'realworld.nu/IN' denied
> > 
> > I'm a little bit confused by this syslog message. I suspect this to be
> > an attempt to update a dynamic dns zone. Is that correct?
> > 
> > IP 213.100.164.37 is the current DHCP address on my home DSL
> > connection. I have 2 computers (1xFBSD+1xWin2K) behind a router (which
> > itself is able to update dynamic DNS's) but I have not set up any kind
> > of dns updating in any of them.
> > 
> > I have no clue what is trying to update my realworld.nu zone. Do you?
> 
> 213.100.164.37 (allocated to .nl somewhere) is trying to update your
> DNS. BIND denied it.
> Life is good.

As I mentioned, 213.100.164.37 is the external IP if my home FW (a
Multitech SOHO NAT-box) with 2 computers behind it. I cannot see why one
of my computers (or the nat box itself) has initiated a DNS zone update?

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Rickard

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